Museum of Contemporary Art

Housed in an Art Deco building constructed for the Maritime Services Board in the 1940s, the Museum of Contemporary Art is based on the Power collection of contemporary art, gathered by John Power, and maintained at the University of Sydney until premises could be found for it.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

Since opening in the old Maritime Services Board building at Sydney Cove in 1991, the Museum of Contemporary Art has taken its place among other Sydney's icons. Located on one of Sydney's, and indeed Australia's, most historically laden sites, the MCA brought contemporary art to the city at a moment when Sydney saw that the living dreams of present-day artists were part of its busy life.

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Withers, William Henry

Sydney Ports Corporation

State government authority responsible for marine safety, regulation of commercial and recreational boating and oversight of port operations and heritage. Known until 1995 as the Maritime Services Board.

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

Museum dedicated to exhibiting, interpreting and collecting contemporary art from Australia and across the world.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Housed in an Art Deco building constructed for the Maritime Services Board in the 1940s, the Museum of Contemporary Art is based on the Power collection of contemporary art, gathered by John Power, and maintained at the University of Sydney until premises could be found for it.

Ellmoos, Laila

Laila Ellmoos is a historian with the City of Sydney's History Program. She is the author of three books including Our Island Home: a history of Peat Island. Laila was the President of the Professional Historians Association of NSW from 2010-2013. She has also worked extensively as a heritage consultant in the private sector.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

Since opening in the old Maritime Services Board building at Sydney Cove in 1991, the Museum of Contemporary Art has taken its place among other Sydney's icons. Located on one of Sydney's, and indeed Australia's, most historically laden sites, the MCA brought contemporary art to the city at a moment when Sydney saw that the living dreams of present-day artists were part of its busy life.

Ewington, Julie

Julie Ewington is a Sydneysider who worked at MCA in Sydney from 1994â€“96 and at the Queenslanders Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane for 17 years. A writer, curator and broadcaster, she works with contemporary art and ideas.

City of Sydney - Cultural Ribbon Foreshore Histories Project

The Cultural Ribbon Foreshore Histories project is a collaboration between the Dictionary of Sydney and the City of Sydney. The Dictionary of Sydney is the central source of information, stories and facts for the project which seeks to link some of the city's cultural institutions, located in and around the harbour foreshore, through historical and interpretative wayfinding mechanisms.

The former Maritime Services Board building on the corner of George Street, and what was Barton Street, Circular Quay c1950

Sydney harbour and Museum of Contemporary Art 14 August 2009

Sydney Harbour: A Cultural Landscape

Known worldwide for its beauty, Sydney Harbour has been a source of inspiration for thousands of years. First Aboriginal, then European peoples settled the shores, naming and renaming the coves, headlands and points. Artists and writers have explored the harbour's people, landscape, animals and plants. As Sydney has grown and changed, the harbour surrounding the city has evolved from a working waterway into a one of leisure and entertainment. Parts of the old working waterfront, once dismissed as redundant, have become case studies of adaptive reuse with vibrant cultural precincts emerging along the harbour foreshore.